dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
devil; evil spirit; genie
largehearted; frank; unaffected
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
lightly; easily; carelessly
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
loss; defeat; counter for losses
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
river; stream; River; the ... river
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
long slits (esp. of eyes)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to win and advance to the next round
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor